The project aims to enhance and modernize the capabilities of the Jordanian Partner Universities to effectively lead in facing the challenging water resource problems that are impacting Jordan and the neighboring area. This will be achieved by development of a M.Sc. Program in Water Management and Desalination Engineering at BAU, Development of competences at MU for offering of Continuing Education courses in Water Resources and Desalination Engineering and Improvement/modernization of curricular offer at HU. The specific objectives are: "1) creation of a MSc program in Water Management and Desalination Engineering at AlbalquaUniversity that will provides new and innovative directions in training research professionals in thiscritical area.2) Development of competences at Mutah University for offering Continuing Education courses inWater Resources and Desalination Engineering3) Improvement/modernization of curricular offer in Water Resources Management at HashemiteUniversity"